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Karnataka eats crow on ICU luxury tax
21 Jan 2016
Study reveals women charged more than men at UK high street retailers
20 Jan 2016
An analysis revealed that clothes, toys, and personal care items were on average 37 per cent more expensive for women than men
Microchip to buy Atmel Corp for $3.6 bn
20 Jan 2016
US chipmaker Microchip Technology yesterday struck a deal to buy Atmel Corporation for about $3.6 billion, in the latest of mergers and acquisitions within the semiconductor industry
Trai, Facebook in war of words over Free Basics campaign
20 Jan 2016
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has written a strongly-worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran a campaign to save its zero-rating platform Free Basics
Trai, Facebook in war of words over Free Basics campaign
20 Jan 2016
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has written a strongly-worded letter to Facebook, slamming the social media giant for the way it ran a campaign to save its zero-rating platform Free Basics
Karma to cut speeds of its Neverstop data plan
19 Jan 2016
Coke, Pepsi funded research exonerating diet sodas
19 Jan 2016
A study highlighting the supposed benefit of diet drinks was funded by an institute whose members include Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – which it did not disclose in a press release announcing its findings
Coke, Pepsi funded research exonerating diet sodas
19 Jan 2016
A study highlighting the supposed benefit of diet drinks was funded by an institute whose members include Coca-Cola and PepsiCo – which it did not disclose in a press release announcing its findings
Brent oil climbs slightly as commodities rally
19 Jan 2016
Drugs may get cheaper with 35% cap on trading margin
19 Jan 2016
On some medicines chemists and wholesalers charge margins as high as 2,000 to 3,000 per cent, which points to the huge difference between the cost of medicines to retailer and the selling price
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